Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 376 | 744 | 744 | 778 | 746 | 801 | 960 | 741 | 741 | 2107 | 1258 | 3265 | 2373 | 2199 | 2080 | 1994 | 1914 | 1586 | 1319 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.84m | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | 8:47AM1.99m | 9:14PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:12PM0.18m | 2:30AM0.13m | 3:12PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 297 | 376 | 744 | 744 | 778 | 746 | 801 | 960 | 741 | 741 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1586 | 1319 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 277 | 347 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 47 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2107 | 1258 | 3265 | 2373 | 2199 | 2080 | 1994 | 1914 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 655 | 692 | 692 | 145 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 256 | 27 | 27 |
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